Specifications

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Cisco MGX 8850 (PXM45) and MGX 8950 Software Configuration Guide
Release 3, Part Number 78-14788-01 Rev. C0, January 2004
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Configuring General Switch Features
This chapter describes how to set up general switch features that apply to multiple switch interfaces,
beginning with a configuration quickstart procedure, which introduces the configuration tasks. The
following sections provided detailed information on how to complete the configuration tasks.
Configuration Quickstart
The quickstart procedure is provided as an overview and as a quick reference for those who have already
configured Cisco MGX 8850 and Cisco MGX 8950 switches.
Command Purpose
Step 1
sysVersionSet version
reboot
Select the runtime firmware version the switch will use on the
PXM45 card and restart the switch with that firmware. For
example,
sysVersionSet "002.001.000.000"
Note that these commands must be entered at the PXM45 backup
boot prompt: pxm45bkup>.
See the “Initializing the Switch” section, which appears later in
this chapter.
Step 2
username
password
Start a management session.
For instructions on starting a session from a terminal or
workstation attached to the Console Port (CP), see the “Starting
a CLI Management Session After Initialization” section, which
appears later in this chapter.
For information on other ways to manage a switch, see
“Appendix C, “Supporting and Using Additional CLI Access
Options.”
Note To perform all the procedures in this quickstart
procedure, you must log in as a user with SERVICE_GP
privileges. The default user with these privileges is
service and the default password is service. For more
information on access privileges, see the “Configuring
User Access” section, which appears later in this chapter.